PRESS RELEASE

Release date | 30th October 2006
Source | Isango Media Department

ISANGO! LAUNCHES TO DELIVER HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Maximise your fun and minimise the fuss with a surprising new website offering a comprehensive and global range of value-for money experiences

Ever fancied saddling up and riding high on an Australian Cowboy ranch, 'city-slickers' style? What about ditching city-living for the experience of a lifetime on an authentic New Zealand sheep farm? And wouldn't it be wonderful to present your beloved with a flawless diamond, selected personally by you direct from the DeBeers mine?

Experiences make the memories last which is exactly why Isango! (www.isango.com) launches today - to give you a holiday experience you'll boast about for years to come! This brand new travel experience and lifestyle website offers superb value for money on a huge array of activities around the globe. You'll be surprised at the choice, the ease and speed with which you can book, and of course booking before you travel means avoiding the usual time wasting when you arrive. Get the low-down on the destination using Isango!'s comprehensive online guide, peruse the experiences available and then with a click of a button that 'must do' activity has been booked before you've even left the country!

Activities range from all time favourites such as whale watching and swimming with dolphins, to extreme sports and life-changing cultural pursuits. With products offered in all the travel hotspots, Isango! is a one-stop-shop for every kind of experience under the sun, whether it's wild or mild, near or far.

Here's a taster of some of the more unique offerings.

Jackaroo Jillaroo School, Australia

Whip-crack your way to the top of the class during this authentic Cowboy training school. The five-day programme will teach you essential cowboy skills like saddling a horse, mustering sheep & cattle, rolling wool, calf throwing, fencing & yard building and sheep shearing. You'll also enjoy lashings of country cooked meals and sleep sound in station-style comfort.

Prices start from approx £260 per person and that includes a five day programme, four nights ‘campout’ accommodation, all meals excluding breakfast and lunch on Monday and transfers from Tamworth.

African Village Cultural Experience

This excursion invites you to encounter the art, dancing, history, tribal legend and cuisine of five of Southern Africa’s greatest tribes. Spending a memorable evening in an authentic African homestead, you’ll enjoy a traditional African feast before gathering around the fire to hear African myths and legends as told by the people of Lesedi. Prices start from approx £16.00 per person and

that includes dinner, one night bed and breakfast accommodation and return transfers from Johannesburg.

Diamond Mining in South Africa

This trip takes you to the De Beers Cullinan Diamond Mine – the only mine in the world where cutting, polishing, jewellery design and sales take place on the same premises where diamonds are actively being mined. Board a 4x4 vehicle for an excursion around the plant and a panoramic view of the mine, before travelling down, by cage, 763 metres underground for a true diamond mining

experience. Purchase your very own diamond and watch the stones being set to your specifications.

Prices start from approx £68.00 per person and that includes return transfers to Cullinan Diamond Mine, the mine tour and refreshments

An Evening in the Enchanted Rainforest

Spend an enchanted evening in the magical setting of Flames of the Forest in the World Heritage listed rainforest of Queensland. Sip champagne before feasting on a gourmet meal accompanied by fine Australian wine under the unbroken canopy of the rainforest. Listen to aboriginal storytelling as you relish creamy desserts complemented with Daintree tea or local coffee and

soak up the mysterious ambience of rainforest trees, tangled vines and night noises.

Prices start from approx £74.32 per person and that includes return transfers to the forest from Cairns, Palm Cove or Port Douglas Hotels, champagne greeting, dinner, wine, beer, juice and soft drinks, tea and coffee and theatrical entertainment.

Few words from CEO and co-founder, Ranjan Singh

CEO and co-founder, Ranjan Singh says “We are proud to offer some of the world’s most sought after experiences as well some out of the ordinary activities. Many of the enterprises we work with are small and located in remote parts of the world. This makes it difficult and time consuming to book offline and Isango! offers the perfect solution. Our product range is growing every day and by mid-2007 we plan to be the world’s largest provider of experience led products, spanning more than 100 countries”.

ABOUT ISANGO!

Isango! (www.isango.com) is a travel experience and lifestyle brand founded in 2005 by former management consultants and executives from Expedia and Cendant/ebookers. It was formally launched in October 2006 to offer consumers a comprehensive and global range of value-for money experiences. The online booking capability means that consumers can book before they travel, avoiding the usual time wasting when they arrive. The site also gives the low-down on each country, providing detailed information about the destination and the activities as well as suggested itineraries. The variety and sheer volume of experiences on offer is surprising and the website is very simple to use, allowing holiday-makers to pick and choose their favourite elements and package up their own trip. Isango! does not charge credit card fees and boasts unmatched flexibility in its cancellation policy. Isango! plans to be the world's largest provider of experience led products, spanning more than 100 countries, by mid-2007.